chigüire

Spanish

Alternative forms

chigüiro (Colombia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Cumanagoto [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡwiɾe/ [t͡ʃiˈɣ̞wi.ɾe]
Rhymes: -iɾe
Syllabification: chi‧güi‧re

Noun

chigüire m (plural chigüires)

(Venezuela) capybara
Synonym: carpincho

Further reading

“chigüire”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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